Compressed Air Best Practices-August 2008

Focus Industry COMPRESSED AIR AUDITS | 08/08 | COMPRESSED AIR BEST PRACTICES ™ MAGAZINE www.airbestpractices.com The segment’s operating profit increased by 16% to $21.8 million as all businesses in the segment reported improvements. However, the segment’s margins declined to 16.4% from 17.7%, primarily because of lower margins at CPI. CPI’s margins were affected by softer conditions in its Canadian markets and by integration costs and increased OEM shipments, which generally carry lower margins, at its operations in the United Kingdom. ADVERTISER INDEX Company Page Web Site Kaeser Compressor World Energy Engineering Congress Atlas Copco Outside Back Cover Inside Back Cover Inside Front Cover 3 5 6 7 9 11 13 & 17 15 19 21 23 25 29 31 www.kaeser.com www.aeecenter.org/weec www.atlascopco.com www.hitachi.us/airtech www.discovercurtis.com www.belairtech.net www.gardnerdenver.com www.cp.com www.bauercomp.com www.mcintireco.com www.mikroporamerica.com www.uesystems.com www.numatics.com www.smcusa.com www.aggreko.com www.epiflow.com www.dvair.ca JUNE 1, 2008 PRICE PERFORMANCE SYMBOL LAST PRICE 1 MONTH 6 MONTHS 12 MONTHS Hitachi Curtis Air Compressors BelAir Technologies Gardner Denver Chicago Pneumatic Parker-Hannifin Ingersoll Rand Gardner Denver United Technologies Donaldson EnPro Industries SPX Corp PH IR GDI UTX DCI NPO SPW $72.26 $37.07 $55.00 $60.68 $43.88 $36.05 $129.47 -13.6% -14.0% 3.6% -11.6% -12.3% -7.1% -2.5% -5.3% -19.5% 72.1% -19.4% -3.8% 21.8% 28.1% 9.3% -31.7% 33.5% -13.0% Bauer Compressors 25.6% -12.7% 50.0% McIntire Mikropor America UE Systems Numatics Air Preparation SMC USA Aggreko Eldridge Products Devair COMPRESSED AIR BEST PRACTICES™ MAGAZINE www.airbestpractices.com Advertising & : Rod Smith Editorial rod@airbestpractices.com Tel: 251-680-9154 Subscriptions & : Patricia Smith Administration patricia@airbestpractices.com Tel: 251-510-2598 Fax: 412-831-3091 A Publication of : Smith Onandia Communications L.L.C. 217 Deer Meadow Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15241 Compressed Air Best Practices™ is published monthly by Smith Onandia Communications LLC., 217 Deer Meadow Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15241. Phone 251-510-2598, Fax 412-831-3091, email patricia@airbestpractices.com. Compressed Air Best Practices™ is a trademark of Smith Onandia Communications, LLC. Publisher cannot be held liable for non-delivery due to circumstances beyond its control. No refunds. Standard postage is paid at 233 Jefferson Street, Greenfield, Ohio 45123. Canadian and international distribution: IMEX International Mail Express, 1842 Brummel Drive, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Compressed Air ™ Best Practices, 217 Deer Meadow Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15241. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Qualified reader subscriptions are accepted from compressed air professionals, plant managers, plant engineers, service and maintenance managers, operations managers, auditors, and energy engineers in manufacturing plants and engineering/ consulting firms in the U.S. To apply for qualified reader subscriptions, please fill in the reader response cards herein and mail or fax or go to www.airbestpractices.com. To non-qualified subscribers subscriptions are $65 in Canada and $95 for other countries. When available, extra copies of back issues are $4 plus shipping. Contact Patricia Smith for subscription information at tel: 251-510-2598 or email: patricia@airbestpractices. com. REPRINTS: Reprints are available on a custom basis, contact Patricia Smith for a price quotation at tel: 251-510-2598 or email: patricia@airbestpractices.com. All rights are reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without consent of Smith Onandia Communications LLC. Smith Onandia Communications LLC does not assume and hereby disclaims any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions in the material contained herein, regardless of whether such errors result from negligence, accident, or any other cause whatsoever. Printed in the U.S.A. www.airbestpractices.com 57 http://www.airbestpractices.com http://www.kaeser.com http://www.aeecenter.org/weec http://www.atlascopco.com http://www.hitachi.us/airtech http://www.discovercurtis.com http://www.belairtech.net http://www.gardnerdenver.com http://www.cp.com http://www.bauercomp.com http://www.mcintireco.com http://www.mikroporamerica.com http://www.uesystems.com http://www.numatics.com http://www.smcusa.com http://www.aggreko.com http://www.epiflow.com http://www.dvair.ca http://www.airbestpractices.com http://www.airbestpractices.com http://www.airbestpractices.com

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Compressed Air Best Practices- August 2008 Contents From the Editor Utility-Air News The August Audit of the Month: A Vacuum System Audit Energized for Savings at Seattle City Light and Tacoma Power Know Your System CASE: Compressed Air Supply Efficiency Ecos Air: Managing Incentive Programs Kaeser Compressors: Loyalty, Energy and Growth Building Relationships at Cummins-Wagner McIntire is Moving Forward The 2008 A.I.C.D. Conference & Exhibition Tuthill Vacuum and Blower Systems Resources for Energy Engineers: Training Calendar & Product Picks Wall Street Watch Advertiser Index Job Market

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